SCITAMARD, the Gloversville High School Dramatics Society, will produce the Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty musical “Once on This Island” on March 30, 31, and April 1 at 8pm in the Gloversville High School auditorium. Tickets are $8 and are available at the door..

Michael S. Burnett will serve as director and technical director with Patricia R. Zullo, music director; Mary Rutnik-Pekins, choreographer; and Sue Van Voorst, piano accompanist. Other staff members include Mary Cassaro, costume coordinator, and Darlene D’Onofrio, program book chair.

The cast includes Meghan St.Thomas as Little Ti Moune, Autumn Carey as Mama Euralie, Michael Cannon as Tonton, Amanda Peterson as Asaka, Michael Johnson as Agwe, Karen Kovalovich as Erzulie, Michael Danise as Papa Ge, Alaina Peterson as Ti Moune, James DeSantis as Daniel, Sonny Duross as Armand, and Beth Sanges as Andrea.

The Storytellers will be played by Violet Burkus, Jess Eagan, Will Eagan, Olivia Esposito, Meghan Johnson, Kaitlyn Lee, Jen Palmer, Caitlyn Suchy.

Stage Crew members are Nick Ligon, Lighting & Sound Technician; Sam Esposito, Technical Prompter; Erica Basco, Stage Manager; Steven Morrison, Lighting Technician, & Tom Cavanaugh, Follow Spot.

Pit Band members include Eric Schultz, Percussion; Blair Josey, Percussion; Austin Hunold, Bass; Ashley Henderson, Flute; Alex Crouch, Clarinet; Sue Van Voorst, piano; and Jason Stewart, Synthesizer

“Once On This Island tells the story of Ti Moune, a poor peasant girl who falls in love with Daniel, an upper class boy whose life she saves after a car crash. Central to the story are four gods that the peasants believe rule their lives. The gods of Love (Erzulie), Earth (Asaka), Water (Agwe) , and Death (Papa Ge) cause the lives of these two to intersect, and send Ti Moune on the fateful journey that tests the strength of her love”, noted production director Michael S. Burnett.

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